AB testing - high end vs low end tube preamp vs avr


AB testing is problematic as many a dealers aren’t set up to do comparative tests between preamps.  They may not have preamp on hand and it is not feasible to set preamps up for comparisons.  I have asked a few nearby dealers and they need to order a higher end preamp to do a test which means u need to buy it first.

Sooooo to those with great expertise I am interested to learn what you were hear when comparing a high end preamp (eg.  Arc, Mac, modwright, Conrad) vs a quality low end preamp like Schiit freya) vs an avr?  


emergingsoul
The high end stuff will sound better, trust me. Go listen for yourself at a dealer, or just buy some stuff and do your own comparisons, then sell the stuff you like least. It is better than listening in a showroom, but requires additional capital in the short term.

Posting more threads on the some topic over and over will not provide any additional information, just the same stuff over and over, like the threads.
3,300 is admirable mr soix.  Hopefully I will find a preamp soon. Another few years number 85 happens. Plenty of time to reach 4,000 for both of us. Love riding horsies.
Isn’t this poor horse dead enough yet?  Groundhog Day alert!  Post at your own risk.